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Surface chemistry of fluorine containing ionic liquids on steel substrates at elevated temperature using Mössbauer spectroscopy

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Ionic liquids have properties that make them attractive as solvents for many chemical synthesis and catalysis reactions. Consequently, research has focused on their application as advanced solvents. Recently, ionic liquids were shown to have promise as a lubricant due to many of the same properties that make them useful as solvents. The focus of this paper is to study the surface chemistry of ionic liquid lubricated steel in sliding contact to temperatures from room to 300 °C. Tribological properties were evaluated using a pin on disk tribometer with high temperature capability (up to 800 °C). Chemistry was studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Samples used for tribological evaluation were 1 inch diameter polished M50 disks. Samples used for studying the surface chemistry were enriched 57Fe grown via thermal evaporation. Some 57Fe samples were oxidized to Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 prior to treatment with ionic liquids. The metallic and oxidized 57Fe samples were then reacted with ionic liquids at elevated temperatures. Three ionic liquids were used in this study; 1-n-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BF4), 1,2-di-methyl-3-butylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (TFMS), and 1,2-di-methyl-3-butylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (PF6). This study was focused on understanding the high temperature stability of the liquids in contact with metal and under tribological stress. Therefore, the friction data was collected in the boundary (or mixed boundary/EHL) lubrication region to enhance surface contact. BF4 provided a friction coefficient of 0.04 for both the room and 100 °C tests and varied between 0.07 and 0.2 for the 300 °C test. The results from TFMS lubrication showed a friction coefficient of 0.025 at room temperature and 0.1 at 100 °C. The 300 °C test friction coefficient ranged between 0.1 and 0.3. Chemical analysis of the surface revealed corrosion of the surface due to reaction between the ionic liquids and steel/iron substrates.

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  1. Air Force Research Laboratories, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Nonmetallic Materials Division, Nonstructural Materials Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7750, USA

    B.S. Phillips

  2. Department of Engineering Physics, AFIT/ENP, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USA

    G. John

  3. Air Force Research Laboratories, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Systems Support Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7750, USA

    J.S. Zabinski

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Phillips, B., John, G. & Zabinski, J. Surface chemistry of fluorine containing ionic liquids on steel substrates at elevated temperature using Mössbauer spectroscopy. Tribol Lett 26, 85–91 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-006-9020-0

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